An SMS blast (also called a text blast) is one text message sent to many opted-in contacts at once, with each person getting it as a private, individual text. Text blast software is the tool that sends it. It holds your list and consent records, schedules the message, sends from a registered business number and reports delivery.<\/p>\n
This guide covers how a text blast works, how to send one step by step, what to look for in text blast software, ready-to-use templates and the consent rules to follow before you hit send.<\/p>\n
Try SMS blasts free for 7 days, no credit card required.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n An SMS blast is a single message, written once and sent to a whole list or a segment of it in one campaign. Every recipient receives their own copy. Nobody sees the other numbers, and replies come back to you, not to the group.<\/p>\n Businesses use text blasts for messages that are short, timely and relevant to many people at once:<\/p>\n A group text<\/strong> is a shared thread: everyone sees every reply and every phone number. That suits a small team, not customers. If that’s what you need, see our guide to group text message apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n An SMS blast<\/strong> is a one-to-many broadcast: one message, sent privately to each person, usually as a single campaign.<\/p>\n Mass texting<\/strong> is the wider practice of texting large lists on an ongoing basis, with automation, multiple numbers and team inboxes. If you are comparing providers for that, read our guide to choosing a mass texting service<\/a>.<\/p>\n Don’t send a text blast from a personal phone. Carrier guidelines treat texts sent for a business as business traffic even from a personal number, carriers may filter unwanted messages, and you can’t track consent or opt-outs there. Use text blast software and a registered business number. The steps below use Easify; most tools follow the same order.<\/p>\nWhat is an SMS blast?<\/h2>\n
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SMS blast vs group text vs mass texting<\/h3>\n
How to send an SMS blast, step by step<\/h2>\n